# need a new crock pot...7 quart **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000 "2008-03-19T23:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/1 "2008-03-19T23:02:12Z")
I have an old 6 quart rival that works great (over 20 years old) and just picked up another at costco [http://www.jardenstore.com/product.aspx?bid=17&pid=2632&cid=1476](http://www.jardenstore.com/product.aspx?bid=17&pid=2632&cid=1476) thats the model only mine was black, the problem, I put in chili and set it for 10 hours on low, when I came home 5 hours later my chili was boiling and had already started to scorch, so I returned it thinking to make an exchange but the woman had one as well with the same problem (she never had one before, until I told her she just thought that was normal) what I want is a 7 qt or larger (up to 8 but I have never even heard of one that big) anyone have one they can recomend? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/2 "2008-03-19T23:11:56Z")
I think I had the exact same cooker you linked, and we also suffered burnt food - nearly as much money’s worth of meat as the price of the cooker was ruined on the first time we used it, and on a test, the thing boiled water madly on the “keep-warm” setting. :eek: We returned it and got a [7 quart KitchenAid slow cooker,](http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSC700OB-7-Quart-Cooker-Black/dp/B000CSKSQ6) which has been teriffic. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/3 "2008-03-20T04:39:31Z")
that kitchen aid looks a bit out of my price range atm, I did come across an 8.5 quart that I am looking over, the reviews are pretty good overall but a couple serious negatives. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/4 "2008-03-20T05:09:29Z")
I have the same one (in the OP) and have never had a problem with it. If I’m ever worried about something getting to hot (on low), I just put the cover on a little crooked so there’s a bit of a gap around the edge. Perhaps you should look into a small Nesco. ---
**Author:** ![Barrels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Barrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrels)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/5 "2008-03-20T14:40:32Z")
[http://www.farmandfleet.com/catalog/product.aspx?i=308355&h=020403006](http://www.farmandfleet.com/catalog/product.aspx?i=308355&h=020403006) I have this one, it works well. I’ve had to replace it once because the crock part cracked and leaked apple butter everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/6 "2008-03-20T19:03:24Z")
I don’t have advice, unfortunately, but I have had problems with my KitchenAid 7 qt. It has the greatest controls ever, but the lid doesn’t fit right. KitchenAid says it’s supposed to be that way, but I don’t see how a slow cooker can work right if it doesn’t seal. I’ve resorted to putting aluminum foil around the edges. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-crock-pot-7-quart/442000/7 "2008-03-20T20:36:22Z")
[QUOTE=Ceejaytee] the lid doesn’t fit right. KitchenAid says it’s supposed to be that way, but I don’t see how a slow cooker can work right if it doesn’t seal. I’ve resorted to putting aluminum foil around the edges. [/QUOTE] you dont need a tight seal, some crock pots (like the one in op) have gaps in the lid for a spoon or a small hole for a thermometer. as long as you arent losing a lot of moisture you will be fine, hell the old one I have has a plastic lid that just sits there, it eventually forms a seal when the steam builds up on the inside but for the most part its just gravity.